Nothing spooky about Volusia, Flagler forecast

Thursday

Oct 31, 2013 at 6:16 AMOct 31, 2013 at 7:18 AM

Thursday will be mostly sunny with high temperatures around 84 along the coast and a light east-southeast wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon with gusts as high as 20 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. Rain chances in the afternoon are no more than 20 percent.

STAFF REPORT

After some scattered coastal showers in the morning, the Halloween forecast calls for a warm day in Volusia and Flagler counties with little chance of rain.Thursday will be mostly sunny with high temperatures around 84 along the coast and a light east-southeast wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon with gusts as high as 20 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. Rain chances in the afternoon are no more than 20 percent.Thursday night will be partly cloudy with an overnight low of 69 degrees.Friday brings more of the same: windy and warm with little chance of rain. The rain returns to the forecast on Saturday, with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms as things begin to cool off with a daytime high of 80 on Saturday and back to the mid-70s with sunny skies on Sunday.At the beaches, forecasters warn of low to moderate threat of rip currents. Check with a lifeguard on local conditions.No accidents affecting traffic in Volusia and Flagler counties were reported by the Florida Highway Patrol.